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weapons

Found: An 18th-Century Asian Sword Fished From a Welsh River

It's in surprisingly good condition.
Sarah Laskow May 5, 2017
It was almost the perfect crime...
crime

The Attempted Statistics Exam Heist That Went Through an Air Duct

Two Kentucky college students (allegedly) got creative.
Eric Grundhauser May 4, 2017
Gin (and tonic).
news

The Massive Gin Recall That Hit Canada

Some 6,000 bottles of Bombay Sapphire are packing an unexpected punch.
Erik Shilling May 4, 2017
A product of the Cretaceous.
science

A Gnat in Amber With an Important Stowaway: Ancient Orchid Pollen

Orchids are much older than we thought.
Kelsey Kennedy May 4, 2017
Joan Blaeu, Archipelagus Orientalis sive Asiaticus
maps

Found: A Rare, 17th-Century Map of Australia

Created around 1659 by a Dutch cartographer, it's the first map to show Tasmania.
Sarah Laskow May 4, 2017
ships

The Biggest Ship Yet Just Traversed the Panama Canal

It's as long as the Eiffel Tower.
Cara Giaimo May 4, 2017
The drill in action.
medicine

A New Robot Can Drill Through a Skull in Under 3 Minutes

The future of cranial surgery is here.
Eric Grundhauser May 3, 2017
The downed plane.
crash site

This Plane Crash Is Both Spectacular and, Thankfully, Injury-Free

Fireballs.
Erik Shilling May 3, 2017
news

Found: A Giant Wave of Gas Twice the Size of the Milky Way

It's 200,000 light years across.
Sarah Laskow May 3, 2017
Portland's sewers will now contribute to society.
sewers

Portland's Sewers May Soon Help Power the City's Garbage Trucks

"We're going to be turning poop into power."
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2017
art

Found: Hidden Golden Toilets With a Political Message

Some puckish politico has placed them across Indiana.
Sarah Laskow May 3, 2017
Why hello there.
animals

Watch a Great White Shark Breach—Just Feet Away

Why, hello there.
Kelsey Kennedy May 2, 2017
The empty plinth where Ivan the Terrible once stood.
statues

An Ivan the Terrible Statue in Russia Was 'Stolen' an Hour After It Went Up

The government was behind it.
Eric Grundhauser May 2, 2017
EU flags will be flying over a German rapeseed field, starting in April 2019.
maps

Tiny Gadheim Will Be the New Center of the EU, Thanks to Brexit

EU flags will soon grace a German field.
Kelsey Kennedy May 2, 2017
Batagaika Crater in June 2016.
science

A Giant Permafrost Crater Grows in Siberia

It's yet another canary in the climate coal mine.
Samir S. Patel May 2, 2017
money

Found: A Lost Wallet, 13 Years Later

Dean McAuley thinks it went missing on a scuba-diving trip.
Erik Shilling May 2, 2017
television

Norway's Migrating Reindeer Are Too Slow for Slow TV

Reality television stars can be so fickle.
Cara Giaimo May 2, 2017
news

For Sale: A Solid Gold Darth Vader Mask

May the gold be with us.
Eric Grundhauser May 1, 2017